On March 17th, a milestone was reached in Parliament which puts power back in the hands of our elected officials, and by extension, back in the hands of the Canadians who elect them. An opposition motion, tabled by NDP leader Jack Layton, and supported by all opposition parties, limits the Prime Minister’s ability to prorogue [...]
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House of Commons Limits Power of PM to Prorogue
Tuesday, April 27th, 2010Prorogation and Nation Building
Tuesday, January 12th, 2010When the government has completed the legislative agenda they have put forward in the session following a Budget speech it is usual and perfectly fine to prorogue the House. In fact Parliament can be prorogued on one day and a new budget speech introduced the following day if the government chooses. It is not okay, [...]
Proroguing Parliament a misuse of government privilege
Friday, January 8th, 2010Castlegar, BC – Alex Atamanenko, MP, BC Southern Interior, is accusing the Harper government of misusing his privilege to prorogue Parliament in order to suit its own political agenda. Parliament, which was scheduled to resume on January 25 has now been extended to March 03, a date which appears to have been contrived to coincide [...]